This day in 1273 marked the first time in history that a member of the Habsburg dynasty was crowned king. Rudolf of Habsburg was the founder of the dynasty’s power....
This day in 1944 marked what was according to many indicators the greatest naval battle in the history of warfare – the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The battle took place on the...
The Smurfs first saw the light of day on this day in 1958. They were invented by the Belgian Pierre Culliford, better known as Peyo. At that time, he was drawing comics f...
One of the greatest leaders in the history of Siam (now Thailand), King Rama V, died on this day in 1910. Film viewers are likely to know Rama V from the novels and movie...
The first ruler of modern Bulgaria died on this day in 1893. His name was Alexander Battenberg, and he became a Bulgarian prince in 1879, following the recommendation of...
This day marked the death of the famous Saint John of Capistrano. He was Italian by birth, and got his name from his home town of Capestrano, in central Italy (the Abruzz...
On this day, American president John F. Kennedy declared on TV that the Soviets had placed rocket launchers capable of firing nuclear missiles on Cuba. He reacted by plac...
On this day the Nobel Institute declared French philosopher and writer Jean-Paul Sartre to be the winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature. This caused a public incid...